making this faster??

[Rhys]

is there a way to make this alias faster? it's getting on my nerves now, when i open my mp3 player, it takes like a minute because mirc freezes.

 

alias loadsongs {
 var %i = 1
 while (%i <= $lines(mp3s.txt)) {
   did -a mp3 1 $replace($duration($calc($mp3($read(mp3s.txt,%i)).length / 1000)),mins,m,secs,s,min,m,sec,s) $chr(9) $remove($nopath($read(mp3s.txt,%i)),.mp3)
   inc %i
 }
}

 

thanks

[Angelia]

apparently the best way to do it is use a huge amount of hash tables on startup and load the actual list into a db file but i dont know the technicalities of it, sorry

[The Gate Keeper]

alias loadsongs {
 var %l = 1 , %i
 window -h @mp3
 if ($exists(mp3s.txt)) loadbuf $lines(mp3s.txt) @mp3 mp3s.txt
 while ($line(@mp3,%l)) {
   %i = $ifmatch
   did -a mp3 1 $replace($duration($calc($mp3(%i).length / 1000)),mins,m,secs,s,min,m,sec,s) $chr(9) $remove($nopath(%i),.mp3)
   inc %l
 }
 window -c @mp3
}

 

You could try this.

Edited January 7, 2006 by The Gate Keeper

[Rhys]

that doesen't put the songs into my dialog.

[The Gate Keeper]

i had a bracket mismatch, try it again.

[tidy trax]

I'd actually go for the /filter method:

 

alias loadsongs {
 if ($isfile(mp3s.txt)) filter -fk mp3s.txt addtodialog
}
alias addtodialog did -a mp3 1 $replace($duration($calc($mp3($1-).length /1000)),mins,m,secs,s,min,m,sec,s) $chr(9) $gettok($nopath(%i),-1,46)

Edited January 7, 2006 by tidy trax

[The Gate Keeper]

the master is back.

[hixxy]

apparently the best way to do it is use a huge amount of hash tables on startup and load the actual list into a db file but i dont know the technicalities of it, sorry

 

Ugh I've got no idea where you read that but that is definitely not the best way to do it.

[The Gate Keeper]

arr, if used correctly it can be a lot faster than doing it from a text file.

[hixxy]

arr, if used correctly it can be a lot faster than doing it from a text file.

 

Using one or a few hashtables will be quicker than a file, using a huge amount, however, will not.